diff --git a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StrategyBadge.tsx b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StrategyBadge.tsx
index 9ef3381c2..cb06d17c1 100644
--- a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StrategyBadge.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StrategyBadge.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@ export const StrategyBadge = ({ strategy, variant = "body2" }: StrategyBadgeProp
 			variant={variant}
 			px={SPACING.XXL}
 			py={SPACING.SM}
-			textTransform="capitalize"
-			sx={{
-				borderRadius: theme.shape.borderRadius,
-				backgroundColor: theme.palette.secondary.light,
-				color: theme.palette.text.primary,
-			}}
+			borderRadius={theme.shape.borderRadius}
+			bgcolor={theme.palette.secondary.light}
+			color={theme.palette.text.primary}
 		>
 			{t(`pages.pageSpeed.strategy.${strategy}`)}
 		</Typography>
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
index 9c8efa002..744f63bf5 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 										fieldLabel={t(
 											"pages.createMonitor.form.general.option.strategy.label"
 										)}
-										disabled={isEditMode}
 										error={!!fieldState.error}
 									>
 										<MenuItem value="desktop">
diff --git a/server/src/db/migration/timescaledb/0022_add_strategy_to_monitors.ts b/server/src/db/migration/timescaledb/0022_add_strategy_to_monitors.ts
index 1adda12bc..06d48cc75 100644
--- a/server/src/db/migration/timescaledb/0022_add_strategy_to_monitors.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/migration/timescaledb/0022_add_strategy_to_monitors.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Pool } from "pg";
 export const addStrategyToMonitors = async (pool: Pool) => {
 	await pool.query(`
 		ALTER TABLE monitors
-		ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS strategy TEXT DEFAULT 'desktop';
+		ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS strategy TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
 	`);
 };
 
diff --git a/server/src/db/models/Monitor.ts b/server/src/db/models/Monitor.ts
index a20c34c09..40866d191 100644
--- a/server/src/db/models/Monitor.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/models/Monitor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Schema, model, Types } from "mongoose";
 import type { Monitor, MonitorMatchMethod, CheckSnapshot } from "@/types/monitor.js";
-import { MonitorTypes, MonitorStatuses, PageSpeedStrategies, DefaultPageSpeedStrategy } from "@/types/monitor.js";
+import { MonitorTypes, MonitorStatuses, PageSpeedStrategies } from "@/types/monitor.js";
 import type {
 	CheckAudits,
 	CheckCaptureInfo,
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ const MonitorSchema = new Schema<MonitorDocument>(
 		strategy: {
 			type: String,
 			enum: PageSpeedStrategies,
-			default: DefaultPageSpeedStrategy,
 		},
 		group: {
 			type: String,
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/monitors/TimescaleMonitorsRepository.ts b/server/src/repositories/monitors/TimescaleMonitorsRepository.ts
index af663680a..60c382cf1 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/monitors/TimescaleMonitorsRepository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/monitors/TimescaleMonitorsRepository.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Pool } from "pg";
-import type { Monitor, MonitorsSummary, MonitorStatus, MonitorType, MonitorMatchMethod, GeoContinent } from "@/types/monitor.js";
-import { DefaultPageSpeedStrategy } from "@/types/monitor.js";
+import type { Monitor, MonitorsSummary, MonitorStatus, MonitorType, MonitorMatchMethod, GeoContinent, PageSpeedStrategy } from "@/types/monitor.js";
+
 import type { IMonitorsRepository, TeamQueryConfig, SummaryConfig } from "./IMonitorsRepository.js";
 import { AppError } from "@/utils/AppError.js";
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface MonitorRow {
 	selected_disks: string[] | null;
 	game_id: string | null;
 	grpc_service_name: string | null;
-	strategy: string | null;
+	strategy: PageSpeedStrategy | null;
 	monitor_group: string | null;
 	geo_check_enabled: boolean;
 	geo_check_locations: GeoContinent[] | null;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class TimescaleMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 				monitor.selectedDisks ?? [],
 				monitor.gameId ?? null,
 				monitor.grpcServiceName ?? null,
-				monitor.strategy ?? DefaultPageSpeedStrategy,
+				monitor.strategy ?? null,
 				monitor.group ?? null,
 				monitor.geoCheckEnabled ?? false,
 				monitor.geoCheckLocations ?? [],
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ export class TimescaleMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 		selectedDisks: row.selected_disks ?? [],
 		gameId: row.game_id ?? undefined,
 		grpcServiceName: row.grpc_service_name ?? undefined,
-		strategy: (row.strategy as Monitor["strategy"]) ?? undefined,
+		strategy: row.strategy ?? undefined,
 		group: row.monitor_group,
 		geoCheckEnabled: row.geo_check_enabled,
 		geoCheckLocations: row.geo_check_locations ?? [],